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Unlike when I took the summer off, I don't feel the need to explain why November and December are lumped together here. (This is still getting out much later than I planned, but hey, story of my life.) Luckily, unlike me, many of our bloggers had a burst of activity towards the end of the year. And some of them even wrote about our twin themes: Soup and Farewells
Cupcakes & Unicorns - Wardrobe Farewells
Oh look, itās us! Sort of. Youāll know it when you see it.
frillSquid - Bibliotheca: (Laundry) Soup
I second the āif youāre nervous about washing your stuff, consider wearing easily washable stuff under your stuffā strat. frillSquid - Bibliotheca: Farewells
Thereās a secret extra stage to this temporal continuum that unlocks when you end up working the conventionā¦
Kelp - Soup
This post isnāt about Hamburger Steak (which is neither a hamburger nor a steak)
Lovelylaceandlies - How to say āfarewellā to a dress in your lolita fashion wardrobe
You have a lot of options, such as an ironing board cover! (Ask your crusty lolita friends about that one, kiddos.)
Cupcakes & Unicorns
This is where I make a joke about saying āyou know the drillā for these posts.
Had to set aside my long-standing grudge against squirrels here
One thing Iāve learned is many people have no idea how expensive renting event spaces is ;_;
Oh look, itās us- wait, I already made that joke.
Chris! Chris! Chris!
frillSquid
I am also trying to leave the house more in a social way these days (in weird clothes even).
As a cultural anthropologist, it was kind of morbidly interesting to see this happen in real timeā¦
Fun fact: I had to relook up what inimitable means.
Hello Lizzie Bee
Everyone talks about pockets but built-in shorts thoā¦
Okay whenever I see food made green I just think of the Shrek ketchup. Shrekchup?
We here at Bay Area Kei love a good bread.
I had to look up lebkuchen even though Iāve totally had it before
Youāve heard of a cavalcade of stars, get ready for a ā¦clusterā¦of co*deā¦? I tried.
I Don't Know Much But I'm Learning
My first reaction to āare druids moriā was ābut Iāve never seen one in a maxi skirtā
Josine Maaike
Today, crisp lace, tomorrowā¦laceā¦crisps? (Actually thatās maybe just tuile cookies, huh.)
That is sure a URL on the tag!
I always enjoy seeing the Heart E panda in the wild.
We here of course are encouraging your resolution to make more blog content for no selfish reason whatsoever.
Lovelylaceandlies
Donāt worry, the suggestions here are relevant all year long!
Luna by the Lake with Cake
Fun fact: my exercise mat folds?? into a square?? Truly we live in the future.
Mahou Queen
Lots of heart bags to choose from nowadays! I, of course, have a MILK one myself.
Rosiers Sauvages
Fun fact: multiple members of Bay Area Kei all own the same AD boots.
My Zojirushi bread machine starts with Oh Susanna, which is not what I was expecting.
Reading this reinforced why this social scientist stays away from internet discussionsā¦
This post isnāt really about picnics, but I cannot emphasize enough - if your meetup has a potluck aspect, bring savory food
Thereās lots of accessible research on the designer character (DC) brand movement for anyone interested! (Of course, my favorite DC brand is MILK)
Sweet Dreams
Moral of the story: Lighting Design is important
I nod in sympathy at the patch test hubrisā¦
Food ferris wheel, of course!
Fun fact: you legally cannot name a child Akuma in Japan. Or really I think anything with ęŖ in it.
Glad to see people making good on the olā āwe should go back to forumsā convos!
Wear Your Bows
Tired: asking people their fav cupcake, wired: asking people their fav buttercream
Forksā¦for cupcakesā¦
I thought to myself āI will probably recognize the manga titleā and reader, the answer was yes.